Murdoch Stafford is an Australian artist, tattooist, and illustrator born from the underground music scene in Queensland. His extraordinarily detailed illustrations are heavily influenced by metal and punk, and seamlessly blend high and low art with his iconic graphic style.

CLIENTS

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS
ESPOLON TEQUILA
QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
ARTILLERY PROJECTS
OTHERSIDE BREWING CO.
NETHERWORLD ARCADE
ECHO & BOUNCE
CROWBAR BRISBANE
PARLIAMENT SKATE SHOP
WITCHCRAFT HARDWARE/SKATEBOARDS
EKTA SKATEBOARDS
SEVEN SKATES
ROBBIE EAGLES
VIOLENT SOHO
CLOWNS
POTION
TOTAL ATTACK FESTIVAL
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EXHIBITIONS

“Paper Cuts” - Mint Art House & Merivale Studios - August/September 2026
“Year of the Horse” Neon Buddha - Field Trip Gallery - February 2026
“Get to the Choppa” - Netherworld - November 2025
“Group Residence Show” - Merivale Studios - February 2025
“First Pressing” - The Station - December 2024
“You Died” - Netherworld - August 2023
“Heist” Feature Presentation - Netherworld - December 2021
“Realm of Chaos” w/ Jon Weber, Netherworld, Brisbane - November 2018
“Inferno” Solo Exhibition - Culprit Club, Brisbane - September 2018
”Dead Format II” - Junky Comics, Brisbane & Old Bar, Melbourne - September 2018
"Level Up" - Culprit Club, Brisbane - July 2018
“Arte Diabolica II” - M2 Gallery, Sydney - November 2016
“Dead Format” - Junky Comics, Brisbane - February - 2016
“Arte Diabolica” - M2 Gallery, Sydney - October 2015
“Wasted Dream III” - The Box Gallery, Brisbane - 2013
“Wasted Dream II” - Between the Walls - February 2012
“When the Dead Heart Beats” - w/Alex Gillies, Nine Lives Gallery, Brisbane - 2011
“Wasted Dream” - Burst City, Brisbane - 2010
“Close to a World Below” – The Scion Gallery, Los Angeles, USA – October 2010
“At First Light” – w/ Richard “French” Sayer , Nine Lives Gallery, Brisbane – August 2010
“I Used To Skate Once 5” - The Zoo, Brisbane Australia - 2009
“Run With Us” - S+M Studios, Brisbane - 2008
“I Used To Skate Once 3” - The Zoo, Brisbane Australia - 2007